********Crystal was very nervous and on edge the whole week. She hoped the week would pass by slower. She really didn’t know how to face Michael. She purposely avoided him throughout the week and now it was Friday. As crystal dragged herself to work, she imagined different scenarios of how her date would go. None of the scenes looked appealing to her. She busied herself throughout the day and left work earlier than usual. They had agreed he would pick her up by 7pm and at exactly the said time, the doorbell rang Crystal cleaned her sweaty palms and checked the mirror again before hurrying to the door. She was dressed in a knee length body hugging black gown with v-cutting at the back. She wore gold heels to match her gold clutch with her braids held up in a ponytail. She applied mascara and eyeliner to highlight her already pretty eyes then she finished off her look with a touch of her favourite dark red lipstick. Her gown was

*******The intruder walked inside proudly and settled down on a chair before answering him "isn't it obvious? I'm here to introduce you to your son" she pointed at the two years old boy that held her hand "What?" they both shouted but the lady was not done with them "Most importantly I'm here to claim what is mine" she looked pointedly at Micheal Crystal snorted loudly. This lady was really crazy to think that Micheal belong to her. Crystal knew she could handle a crazy woman but a child was a whole new scenario that she wasn't sure she could handle. How could he do this to her? "You have a son?" she glared at him Micheal felt his heart squeeze at the pain in her voice. He didn't want to be the reason for her pain "baby please... I don't know what she's talking about" he pleaded "But you know her?" she asked hoping he would say no 

*******Micheal rushed back to the office to see Crystal. When he got there her office was locked and her boss told him she had taken leave for the next three weeks. He was scared. What if she had travelled? So many things had been left unsaid between them. Now that he had the real result he needed to talk to her. As soon as he stepped out of the office building he raced to his car. He had to check her house. He was even surprised that the road traffic officials had not apprehended him by now. When he arrived, Much to his despair, her house was also locked and the kind security man told him that she travelled just that morning. The pain in Micheal's heart increased. Why did she travel? Couldn't she have waited a little longer? Why didn't I found out about Lillian's scheme earlier? All this questions weighed heavily on his mind as he sat in his car tears threatening to fall down his face. He couldn't wait for her to

*******"Michael am so sorry. I know I should have been beside you in such a trying moment but I wasn't. I acted foolishly without thinking. I was blinded by anger. I know that is not enough reason but please forgive me" she spoke through her tears "Baby there's nothing to forgive you for. You did what anyone in your shoes would do. If I didn't live such a rotten life in the past we wouldn't have been in this situation now" "Michael the past is past. It shouldn't have determined my actions towards you" she protested "How about we forget what has happened and forgive each other?" Michael suggested smiling "Sounds nice to me"  she kissed him briefly "I love you.... don't ever forget that" she told him after she broke the kiss "I love you too Crystal... So so much" he hesitated and the put his hands into his pocket to retrieve a small red box "Babe I k